This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $265,000.00 to the Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative in Mississippi to teach underserved farmers and ranchers about sustainable and climate-resilient farming practices. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to April 18, 2025. Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, a small, minority-owned agricultural cooperative and...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Trinity Educators Development Corporation Inc. from August 18, 2022 to September 14, 2023 under the Conservation Stewardship Program. The award will support outreach assistance through Trinity's provision of technical assistance and education to eligible agricultural producers in Mississippi. Through CSP, NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $236,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Unlimited Community Agricultural Cooperative Aal (UCAC), a minority-owned small agricultural cooperative in Mississippi. The funding will support UCAC's implementation of high-quality training programs to educate small and limited resource farmers in Northeast Mississippi counties on using integrated crop...
The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $220,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Farmers Conservation Alliance on September 20, 2021 through the Conservation Stewardship Program. Under this award, the Farmers Conservation Alliance will collaborate with various local, state, and federal entities through September 2026 to determine the feasibility of using various Natural Resources Conservation Service programs to support watershed plans or irrigation...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, provides $376,343.00 to the Mississippi Sustainable Specialty Crop Growers Alliance Inc. to focus on organic and specialty crop workshops and climate-smart agriculture. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to April 18, 2025. The program aims to provide technical assistance, conservation planning, and financial support...
The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $311,435 Cooperative Agreement to Mississippi State University to increase the capacity of conservation organizations to promote awareness and implementation of Farm Bill program activities to diverse audiences in Mississippi. The Cooperative Agreement is funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $421,824 in funding from May 2024 through April 2026 to work alongside historically underserved farmers and community-based groups in rural Mississippi. The goal is to increase their knowledge of federal resources and strengthen local food projects through outreach and education. The award focuses on...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $485,799.20 Cooperative Agreement to ST Coleman Ag-Lab, Inc. under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.924) to provide producers with EQIP interpretation, guidance, a contractors list, and support to complete contracted practices to NRCS specifications in a timely manner. The award will enable the recipient to serve all counties west of I-26 in South Carolina over the period of Sep 6, 2024 to Sep 2, 2027. The Conservation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a $444,732.40 Cooperative Agreement to MCL Jasco Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned small business, to provide outreach and education on climate-smart agricultural practices to historically underserved communities, farmers, ranchers, and new farmers in the state of South Carolina. This award, made under the NRCS's Conservation Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.924), aims to support the adoption of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $461,496.86 Cooperative Agreement on Sep 29, 2023 to the South Central Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The agreement will educate agricultural producers in 4 counties on mitigating woody encroachment over the 3-year project period ending Sep 28, 2026. The funding supports the non-profit organization's efforts to...